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Unauthorized Dungeons And Dragons 2: Shadow Over Mystara FAQ v.0.6
written by Michael Lee (mleearch@ocf.berkeley.edu)
Dungeons And Dragons is a registered trademark of TSR.
Shadow Over Mystara is a registered trademark of Capcom.
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Table Of Contents
I. Getting Started
A. The Player Characters
B. Basic Controls
C. Command Moves
D. The Naming Game
II. Stuff to Use/Stuff to Get
A. Equipment
B. Items
1. Weapon Items
2. Magic Items
3. Miscellaneous Items
4. Weapons
5. Treasures
C. Magic
1. Cleric
2. Elf
3. Magic-User
III. Stuff to Kill
A. Non-bosses
B. Bosses
IV. Places to Go
V. Miscellaneous
I. Getting Started
A. The first thing you need to do is pick the character you
wish to play.
1. The Fighter is a strong warrior and a good, basic
beginning character. He receives high hit points and
can wield almost every weapon. He is the only PC who
can double-wield with a short sword, and is the only
PC who can use the two-handed sword. He has no magic
and depends on his skills with weapons and items to
survive. The Fighter can use the following weapons:
Normal Sword*, Short Sword (double-wield), Hand Axe,
Mace, Bastard Sword, War Hammer, Two-Handed Sword,
Morning Star, Battle Axe, Holy Avenger, Sword of
Fire, Storm Blade, Sword of Frost, Sword of Legends,
Dragon Slayer.
Silver - Jarred Gold - Crassus
2. The Cleric is a holy fighter and healer. He may use
only blunt weapons. The cleric's magic focuses on
healing and enhancing the effectiveness of the party
as a whole. He has the unique ability to Turn Undead
and instantly defeat low-level undead creatures. At
higher levels he gains some direct damage spells, but
getting these to actually hit can be problematic. The
Cleric can use the following weapons: Mace*, War
Hammer, Staff of Snakes, Morning Star.
Blue - Miles Brown - Greldon
3. The Magic User is a powerful spellcaster but weak in
melee combat. He receives very few hit points and can
use only basic weapons. However, his spells are quite
potent and can be used to devastating effect. He does
not have a shield. The Magic-User can use the
following weapons: Staff of Striking*, Wand of
Fireballs, Wand of Cold, Wand of Lightning, Wand of
Paralysis, Staff of Elemental Power, Staff of Magic
Attack, Staff of Wizardry.
Black - Syous Green - D'Raven
4. The Thief is a multi-faceted character that takes
practice to master. Although average in attacking
power, and below average in hit points, she has some
unique abilities. She can double-jump and triangle
jump. She can steal items from monsters. She can
backstab monsters for incredible amounts of damage.
She can open chests without using a key. She does not
have a shield. The Thief can use the following
weapons: Normal Sword*, Short Sword, Hand Axe, Mace,
Bastard Sword, War Hammer, Morning Star, Holy
Avenger, Sword of Fire, Storm Blade, Sword of Frost,
Sword of Legends, Dragon Slayer.
Red - Moriah White - Shannon
5. The Dwarf is the powerhouse of the game. He receives
the most hit points and is the strongest fighter by
far. He may use almost any weapon. He gets bonuses
against enemy spells. If the Dwarf opens a chest, it
will remain open for a while. The Dwarf can hit the
chest again for an extra item (usually money). His
main drawback is his lack of speed. He has long
recovery time using most items and stops gaining
levels after 12. The Dwarf can use the following
weapons: Hand Axe*, Normal Sword, Short Sword, Mace,
Bastard Sword, War Hammer, Morning Star, Battle Axe,
Holy Avenger, Sword of Fire, Storm Blade, Sword of
Frost, Sword of Legends, Dragon Slayer.
Red - Dimsdale Silver - Hendel
6. The Elf is a mix of fighter and mage. She is an
average fighter and receives below average hit
points. She may use most weapons and has some spells
unavailable to the Magic-User. She stops gaining
levels after 10. The Elf can use the following
weapons: Short Sword*, Normal Sword, Hand Axe, Mace,
Bastard Sword, War Hammer, Morning Star, Holy
Avenger, Sword of Fire, Storm Blade, Sword of Frost,
Sword of Legends, Dragon Slayer.
Green - Lucia Blue - Kayla
*designates the character's primary weapon
B. Basic Controls
Throughout this FAQ the buttons will be referred to as
A (Attack), J (Jump), S (Select), U (Use Item/Magic).
The following are some basic things to know.
1. Press A to begin the game as the default color for
your character. To select the alternate color from
the current character portrait, press Start instead.
During the course of the game, pressing Start will
bring up your Equipment screen and show you what your
character is equipped with.
2. Press A and you swing your weapon. If you connect,
you can start a string of attacks that ends in a
knockdown blow after three or four hits (I call this
a Basic Combo). The mage has no Basic combo, and
knocks down an enemy after only two hits; he tends to
do the least damage in melee. Pressing A also picks
up nearby items. This takes precedence over attacking
so be careful when fighting around items. When close
to a fallen opponent, press A to hit him while he's
down. The Magic-User MUST be above the opponent while
following up, as must the Fighter when using the Two
Handed Sword, and the Dwarf or Fighter when using the
Battle Axe. The other classes may be below or to the
side of the body. The Dwarf can press A repeatedly
for a multi-hit attack.
3. Press J and you jump. Press a direction and J to jump
in that direction. You can change the direction of
your jump even in midair. Press A while jumping to do
a Jump attack. Press Down and A while jumping to do a
Downstrike. The Elf bounces up after a Downstrike, so
she could Downstrike a second target. The Thief can
jump again while in midair. The Thief can also jump
off the side of the screen.
4. Press S to bring up the Item Select circle. Pressing
S again will cycle through the Item circle. Pressing
J while the Item circle is open will switch to
another Item circle (Elf, Mage, Cleric only). Press
A or U to close the Item circle. When in a shop,
press this button when hands overlap to transfer
silver at 10 sp/press.
5. Press U to use whatever Item or Magic spell you have
selected in your Item box. If Nothing is selected,
pressing U will execute the character's Kick attack.
When in a shop, press this button when hands overlap
to transfer silver at 100 sp/press.
C. Command moves
1. Probably the most important move you will use is the
Slide. This is done with the classic Capcom fireball
motion (push the joystick Down, Down-Forward,
Forward) and press the J button. Your character will
slide along the ground (under most projectiles) and
will also pick up stuff on the ground (money, gems,
scrolls). Items that will NOT be picked up in a slide
include Equipment and Weapon Items. Use the Slide to
pick up booty and to dodge nasty things like deadfall
traps and Dragon bites. Try not to slide into Burning
Oils and the like.
2. The Sliding Attack is executed in the same way but
uses the A button. Your character will slide and
swing his weapon at the same time. The Sliding Attack
is slightly stronger than a regular hit. You will NOT
pick up items while in a Sliding Attack. You can
interrupt a Basic Combo with a Sliding Attack (ie you
can be doing a Basic Combo and then Slide Attack to
add an extra, powerful hit).
3. The Aerial Attack is executed by pushing Down, then
Up and A. The Fighter attacks upwards while jumping
up and slightly forward. Repeat the motion for a
second upswing. The Cleric attacks upward and then
downward while jumping almost straight up and down.
The Thief attacks upward while jumping up and
forward; on the way down she will throw a Large
Burning Oil (this does not do the same amount of
damage as the Item Large Burning Oil, and is actually
dependent on the melee weapon she currently has). The
Dwarf will roll forward before spinning up and
striking multiple times on either side of himself in
the air. The Elf will Slide Attack forward before
jumping up and back while spinning and striking on
either side of herself in the air. The Magic-User has
no Aerial Attack. You can interrupt a Basic Combo OR
a Sliding Attack with the Aerial Attack (ie you can
be doing a Basic Combo and then Aerial Attack to add
some extra hits. OR you could do a Basic Combo,
interrupt into a Sliding Attack interrupted into an
Aerial Attack; sometimes you can juggle after the
Aerial Attack with a well-timed Sliding Attack). If
the Cleric is armed with a Morning Star, his Aerial
attack changes. The Cleric spins around in place with
the Morning Star striking on all sides. There is a
long lag after this move.
4. The Heavy Attack is executed by pushing Forward on
the joystick and A. Your character will rear back and
then swing forward, knocking the victim across the
screen. The Heavy Attack is slightly stronger than a
regular hit and has a higher chance to dizzy. There
is a startup lag to this move during which time you
are vulnerable. EXCEPTION - the Magic-User's Heavy
Attack is very quick: a sudden dagger strike. It has
almost no startup lag and actually does MUCH LESS
damage than a normal staff hit. However, the Magic-
User's Heavy Attack almost always dizzies the target
and also has a small chance to Critical Hit. The
screen flashes briefly when this occurs. A Critical
Hit damages a percentage of a monster's lifebar. This
can be devastating to bosses (provided the Magic-User
lives long enough to actually get that Critical Hit).
If the Cleric is armed with a Morning Star, the Heavy
Attack is different. The Cleric steps forward and the
head of the Morning Star shoots out straight almost a
full screen length. The Cleric is vulnerable during
the entire time the head shoots out and retracts.
There is a lag after this move.
5. The Doublejump or Backstep is executed by tapping J
twice quickly. The Fighter, Cleric, and Elf will hop
backwards. The Dwarf will roll backwards. The Thief
will backflip and is invincible during this time.
The Magic-User will teleport backwards and is also
invincible during this time. Both the Thief and the
Magic-User can extend their Backsteps by a little bit
by holding the J button the second time. The distance
traveled by Backstep is shortened significantly at
the very top and the very bottom of the screen.
6. To Charge, push Forward on the joystick twice and
hold the direction you want to go. A Thief can steal
items from creatures by Charging into them. Charging
characters knock down most creatures they run into;
this does no damage to them.
7. To Kick Attack you supposedly tap A twice quickly. I
can never get that to work unless a Haste spell is in
effect. Just select Nothing in the Item circle and
press U. The Fighter, Cleric, and Thief kick the
enemy. The Dwarf headbutts the enemy and slides
forward as a result. The Magic-User body-checks the
enemy and slides forward as a result. The Elf flip
kicks the enemy and flips backward and can hit
multiple times. The Kick Attack knocks down creatures
but does very little damage, even with the Kick-
enhancing Anklet.
8. If your character has a shield, hold Back on the
joystick and press A once. The Fighter and Dwarf can
also select Guard in the Item circle and hold U.
9. To Crouch, hold Down on the joystick and press J.
Use this to duck under arrows and Giant Beetles. To
stand up again, press J once. You cannot execute a
Simple Combo while Crouching. Sliding will not make
you stand up again; Jumping will.
10. The Suicide Attack is executed by pressing A and J
simultaneously. This move drains the PC's hit points
if it hits an enemy and cannot be used if the PC's
hit points are below a certain level. While
executing this move, the PC is invulnerable. The
Fighter will spin in place while whirling his
weapons around him. The Thief will jump up and back
while throwing a pattern of Large Burning Oils
around herself. The Elf stands in place and summons
a whirlwind of leaves around herself; this Suicide
Attack lasts a particularly long time. The Dwarf
jumps straight up and swings his axe to strike behind
him. Neither the Cleric nor the Magic-User has a
Suicide Attack.
11. Instead of a Suicide Attack, the Cleric presses A and
J simultaneously to Turn Undead. This will destroy
non-boss undead monsters (eg Skeletons and Ghouls).
D. The Naming Game
Depending on what name you type in for your character, you
receive an item. To work out what kind of item you will
get, use the following chart.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (values)
-------------------
a b c d e 0 1 2 3 4
f g h i j 5 6 7 8 9
k l m n o 1 2 3 4 5 <--- these are Roman Numerals
p q r s t . & - ! <--- [space] is value 7
u v q x y M F ? <--- Male and Female
z
The values of each letter is added together, and if the sum
is two digits these numbers are added together. i.e. total
54 -> 5 + 4 = 9.
0 gives you type A, 1 B, 2 C and so on.
Type Item
A Medal
B Boots of Speed
C Headgear suited to class - Helmet (Fighter, Dwarf),
Cleric's Hat (Cleric), Hood (Thief), Circlet (Elf),
Mage's Hat (Magic-User)
D Ring of Protection
E Ring of Fire Resistance
F Ring of Spell Turning
G Gauntlets of Ogre Power
H Anklet (Fighter, Dwarf), Brooch (Cleric, Thief),
Earrings (Elf), Rod of Fire (Magic-User)
I Rod of Cold (Magic-User), Bracelet (other)
J Necklace (Elf), Rod of Lightning (Mage), Orb (other)
II. Stuff To Use/Stuff to Get
A. Equipment
1. Headgear reduces damage you take from physical
attacks slightly, as long as the Headgear matches
the proper class. If a PC wears some other class'
Headgear, it does nothing.
2. Armor is just for show; you can never improve on the
Armor you begin with.
3. Gauntlets of Power increase the damage you do with
your physical attacks.
4. Boots
a. Boots of Speed make you move and run faster.
b. Boots of Levitation allow you to fly. Tap J
twice rapidly to activate. Normal
Doublejump/Backstep is disabled.
c. Boots of Striding and Springing allow the Thief
to double jump and triangle jump. The Thief
never loses them and no other PC can gain them.
The Thief is still considered to be wearing
these even if she picks up the other boots.
5. Shields
a. Flame Shield lets you block fire attacks.
b. Ice Shield lets you block ice attacks.
c. Dragon Shield lets you block dragon breath.
This is a very cagey proposition. Evidently, it
merely reduces the damage taken from dragon
breath (it's still a lot).
d. Shield of Protection from Evil lets you block
Dark Warrior fire and stops Ezerhorden from
draining your spells. Supposedly.
6. Enhancements (breakable items are marked with *)
a. Ring of Fire Resistance* lets you walk through
fire jets, fire mines, Hellhound breath, Lich's
Fireball and Wall of Fire, Red Dragon's Fire
Columns and Fireball, Dark Warrior 2's Fire
Columns, Synn's Fireball and flaming rocks.
b. Ring of Spell Turning* lets you walk through
Lich's magic spells, Dark Warrior 2's Fire
Columns, Nagpa's Lightning.
c. Ring of Protection from Evil* ensures 100%
success at Turn Undead. Supposedly.
d. Rod of Fire improves damage done by fire based
spells (Fireball, Wall of Fire, Conjure
Elemental (Fire), Bottle Efreet) and the Wand
of Fire.
e. Rod of Cold improves damage done by cold based
spells (Ice Storm, Conjure Elemental (Water))
and the Wand of Cold.
f. Rod of Lightning improves damage done by
electric based spells (Lightning Bolt) and the
Wand of Lightning.
7. Accessories
a. Anklet increases damage of Kick Attacks.
b. Bracelet increases damage of normal attacks.
c. Brooch does absolutely nothing.
d. Earrings increase damage done by spells.
e. Necklace decreases damage taken from spells.
f. Orb makes you immune to petrification and gas.
8. Special
a. Displacer Cloak makes you invulnerable to all
ranged attacks (i.e. Daggers and Arrows).
b. Egg of Owlbear can be traded in at the first
shop for Egg of Wonder.
c. Eye of the Beholder can be traded in at the
first Gnome shop for Boots of Levitation.
d. Eye of the Displacer Beast is used to navigate
through the Labyrinth Maze.
e. Horn of the Dragon can be traded in at the shop
after the Red Dragon for Staff of Magic Attack
(Magic-User), Staff of Snakes (Cleric), or
Dragon Slayer (all other classes).
f. Medal is traded in for the next item at a shop
(i.e. the next item you buy is free).
g. Scale of Dragon can be traded in at the second
Gnome shop for Displacer Cloak (Mage, Thief),
or Dragon Shield (all other classes).
h. Skin of the Displacer Beast can be traded in at
the first Gnome shop for a Displacer Cloak.
i. Skin of the Manticore can be traded in for
information at the first Gnome shop. Since you
can just talk to the Gnome anyway, there is no
point to this item.
B. Items
1. Weapon Items
a. Arrows are fast (Dwarf, Elf) to midspeed (all
others) missile weapons for straight line
attack. The Cleric cannot use Arrows.
i. Standard
ii. Burning does more damage.
iii. Silver does more damage and can harm
Gargoyles, the Lich, and Ezerhorden.
b. Burning Oils can set a groundbound enemy on
fire for damage and knockdown.
c. Daggers are fast (for most classes) to slow
(Dwarf) missile weapons for straight line
attack. The Cleric cannot use Daggers.
i. Standard
ii. Silver does more damage and can harm
Gargoyles, the Lich, and Ezerhorden.
d. Hammers are a fast (for most classes) to
midspeed (Dwarf) missile weapon for a high
arc forward attack. High chance to stun.
e. Large Burning Oils can set an enemy on fire for
damage and knockdown. Can also be used on prone
opponent. Each explosion column counts for
separate damage.
2. Magic Items
a. Bottled Efreet is a one use area-effect fire
elemental attack.
b. Djinn Summoning is a one use area-effect wind
elemental attack.
c. Egg of Wonder is a one use Item that summons a
White Owl Bear to fight for you. Disappears
after a time.
d. Rings
i. Continual Light as the Cleric spell
ii. Cure Serious Wounds as the Cleric spell
iii. Fireball as the Magic-User/Elf spell
iv. Invisibility as the Elf spell
v. Lightning Bolt as the Magic-User/Elf
spell but cannot be redirected
vi. Magic Missile as the Magic-User/Elf spell
but fires only one missile
vii. Polymorph Other as the Elf spell
3. Miscellaneous Items
a. Bless Potion as the Cleric spell (small orange)
b. Haste Potion as the Elf spell (small yellow)
c. Healing Potion restores some hit points
d. Scrolls add one spell to appropriate level in
spell caster's current stock. Spells can be
stored above normal spell limits.
e. Super Healing Potion restores many hit points
4. Weapons
a. Bastard Sword. Long reach, equivalent to Level
4 Normal Sword. Good damage. Excellent for Elf.
b. Battle Axe. Long reach, great damage. Dwarf
loses Shield ability. Excellent for Dwarf.
c. Cursed Sword 1 (1 sp). Long reach, equivalent
to Sword of Legend. Excellent damage. Curse
will damage PC at random upon swing.
d. Cursed Sword 2 (1 sp). Long reach, equivalent
to Holy Avenger. Curse will paralyze PC at
random upon swing.
e. Dragon Slayer (1500 sp). Long reach, weak
damage. Against Synn, excellent damage.
f. Hand Axe (170 sp). Long reach, good damage.
g. Holy Avenger. Long reach, decent damage. Kills
undead non-bosses in one hit.
h. Normal Sword. Long reach, good damage.
i. Mace. Mid reach, decent damage.
j. Morning Star. Long to excellent reach, a bit
slow, but great damage. Excellent for Cleric,
Elf, Thief.
k. Short Sword (170 sp). Short reach, good damage.
l. Staff of Elemental Power. Long reach, good
damage. Increases damage of Conjure Elemental
spell, Bottled Efreet, Djinn Summoning.
m. Staff of Magic Attack. Long reach, decent
damage. Increases damage of all spells.
n. Staff of Snakes (1200 sp). Long reach, good
damage. Snakes bite target for extra damage.
o. Staff of Striking. Long reach, good damage.
p. Staff of Wizardry. Long reach, decent damage.
Increases damage of all spells.
q. Storm Blade (500 sp). Long reach, good damage.
Magic - Elemental (Electricity). Knocks down.
r. Sword of Fire (500 sp). Long reach, decent
damage. Magic - Elemental (Fire). Knocks down.
s. Sword of Frost (500 sp). Long reach, good
damage. Magic - Elemental (Ice). Knocks down.
t. Sword of Legends. Long reach, excellent damage.
Magic. Excellent for all but Mage and Cleric.
u. Two-Handed Sword. Long reach, great damage.
Fighter loses Shield ability.
v. Wand of Cold. Short reach, weak damage. Magic.
Shoots mid-range icicles along ground to freeze
enemy. Can strike enemies on ground.
w. Wand of Fireballs. Short reach, weak damage.
Magic. Shoots mid-range fireball to burn enemy.
Can NOT strike enemies on ground (even if the
Magic-User crouches).
x. Wand of Lightning. Short reach, weak damage.
Magic. Shoots a short-range wall of lightning
to electrify enemy. Can strike enemies on
ground. Can "freeze" some bosses in place.
y. War Hammer. Long reach, good damage. Excellent
for Cleric. A bit slow.
5. Treasures
a. Silver Coin - worth 1 sp
b. Gold Coin - worth 5 sp
c. Small Bag of Silver - worth 10 sp
d. Small Bag of Gold - worth 50 sp
e. Large Bag of Silver - worth 100 sp
f. Large Bag of Gold - worth 500 sp
g. Agate (small yellow gem) - worth 10 xp
h. Onyx (small black gem) - worth 50 xp
i. Amber (small yellow gem) - worth 100 xp
j. Garnet (small red gem) - worth 100 xp
k. Book (closed) - worth 1000 xp
l. Aquamarine (large blue gem) - worth 1000 xp
m. Opal (spherical yellow gem) - worth 1000 xp
n. Book (closed, tilted) - worth 2000 xp
o. Sculpture (orange thing) - worth 2500 xp
p. Book (open) - worth 4000 xp
q. Perfume (green bottle) - worth 5000 xp
r. Ruby (large red gem) - worth 5000 xp
s. Emerald (large green gem) - worth 5000 xp
t. Diamond (teardrop clear gem) - worth 10000 xp
C. Magic
1. Cleric
a. Level 2 Spells
i. Bless improves damage of attacks (x1.25)
and affects entire party
ii. Hold Person paralyzes up to 3 humanoids
for a time
b. Level 3 Spells
i. Continual Light can blind (dizzy) nearby
enemies that face the Cleric
ii. Striking improves damage of weapon (x1.5)
c. Level 4 Spells
i. Cure Serious Wounds restores hit points
ii. Sticks to Snakes (Miles only) summons
snakes that leap to attack enemies. They
disappear after a while.
d. Level 5 Spells
i. Cure Critical Wounds restores hit points
ii. Insect Plague (Greldon only) summons a
swarm of Giant Beetles to strike enemies.
e. Level 7 Spells
i. Earthquake (Greldon only) creates a
tremor that damages all landbound enemies
ii. Holy Word (Miles only) strikes up to 3
landbound enemies with holy power.
Strikes low level creatures first
f. Clerics regain spells after War Machine, Dark
Warrior I, Man Scorpions, Tel'Arin, Manticore,
Displacer Beast, Red Dragon, Fire Salamander,
Frost Salamander, Ezerhorden, Dark Warrior II,
and Nagpa
2. Elf
a. Level 1 Spells
i. Magic Missile sends two or three bolts of
energy that seek out a target. Tends to
hit low level creatures first
b. Level 2 Spells
i. Invisibility makes enemies ignore you.
It is cancelled by any offensive action
and wears off after a time
c. Level 3 Spells
i. Fireball sends a fireball forward and
down to explode on the ground
ii. Haste increases speed of movement and
attack. Affects entire party
iii. Lightning Bolt fires a straight-line
electrical attack that stretches across
the screen. Can be redirected up and down
to a limited 90 degree arc
d. Level 4 Spells
i. Ice Storm is an area-effect ice elemental
attack
ii. Polymorph Other transforms a single close
range non-boss target into a harmless
animal. This spell instantly kills
Gargoyles. Note that you do NOT receive
any items for enemies so defeated.
e. Level 5 Spells
i. Conjure Elemental is an area-effect wind
elemental spell when facing left and a
ground-effect earth elemental spell when
facing right
f. Elves get their spells back after Dark
Warrior I, Man Scorpions, Ogre Master
Brothers, Beholder, Green Dragon,
Displacer Beast, Red Dragon, Ezerhorden,
and Nagpa
3. Magic-User
a. Level 1 Spells
i. Magic Missile sends three to five bolts
of energy that seek out a target. Tends
to hit low level creatures first
b. Level 3 Spells
i. Fireball sends a fireball forward and
down to explode on the ground
ii. Lightning Bolt fires a straight-line
electrical attack that stretches across
the screen. Can be redirected up and down
to a limited 90 degree arc
c. Level 4 Spells
i. Ice Storm is an area-effect ice elemental
attack
ii. Wall of Fire fires a straight-line fire
attack that stretches across the screen.
Can be spread around caster in 360 degree
arc before launching forwards
d. Level 5 Spells
i. Cloudkill (D'Raven only) is an area-
effect poison gas spell. Instantly kills
non-undead, non-boss creatures
ii. Conjure elemental (Syous only) is an
area-effect fire elemental spell when
facing left and an area-effect water
elemental spell when facing right
e. Level 6 Spells
i. Flesh to Stone fires a straight-line beam
that stretches across the screen. Any
non-boss struck by the beam will be
turned to stone, and bosses suffer damage
ii. Protected Image creates many images of
the caster, making the Magic-User
completely invulnerable for a short time
f. Level 7 Spells
i. Reverse Gravity is a close to midrange
spell for use against groundbound or low
altitude enemies. It lifts monsters into
the air and then slams them down
g. Level 8 Spells
i. Meteor Swarm (Syous only) is a spell that
strikes groundbound or low altitude
enemies with fiery meteors. Very powerful
ii. Power Word Kill (D'Raven only) will
instantly kill all creatures with less
than a full bar of health. If a boss has
over a bar of health, PWK will do about
1/3 of a bar of damage to the boss
h. Mages get their spells back after Dark Warrior
I, Man Scorpions, Ogre Master Brothers,
Beholder, Green Dragon, Displacer Beast, Red
Dragon, Ezerhorden, and Nagpa
i. The Ultimate Magic - Final Strike can only be
performed if the following conditions are met.
There are at least three players. There is at
least one Magic-User. A Magic-User has the
Staff of Wizardry equipped. The total
experience of the party totals at least 2
million xp. If these conditions are met, the
Staff of Wizardry will be glowing red. To
activate Final Strike, EVERY BUTTON of EVERY
ACTIVE PLAYER must be pressed AT THE SAME TIME.
This includes the Start Button. If successful,
the Magic-User will jump up to the middle of
the screen a la Cloudkill and break the Staff.
Then every elemental will be summoned multiple
times in succession and inflict massive amounts
of damage to all enemies. WARNING: Should you
still be in a combat situation after using
Final Strike, be warned that the Staff of
Wizardry is gone forever; it's been broken.
Also be warned that EVERYONE now has ONLY 1 hit
point! But it still is a damn cool spell :)
III. Stuff to Kill
A. Non-bosses [xp value] (Items to be stolen)
1. Goblin - Little green humanoid. Weak. Throws sling
stones and oils if given the chance. [300 xp] (Agate,
Onyx, Opal, Sapphire)
2. Kobold - Little brown humanoid. Weaker than weak.
Throws Daggers and Oils. [200 xp] (Dagger, S. Dagger)
3. Skeleton - Undead. Jumps around. [600 xp] (none)
4. Axe Gnoll - Orangish humanoid with a dog's head. Slow
but has a long reach with that axe. [600 xp] (Burning
Oil, Battle Axe)
5. Owlbear - Owl's head on a bear's body. Slow, has a
tendency to jump on you. [800 xp] (Egg of Owl Bear)
6. Bow Gnoll - Orangish humanoid. Usually comes onto
screen, fires arrows a few times and leaves. Dies
with one hit. [500 xp] (Arrow, S. Arrow)
7. Hellhound - Black canine that likes to rush and knock
you down. Bites. Breathes three types of fire. [1200
xp] (Burning Oil, Flame Shield, Large Burning Oil)
8. Troglodyte - Blue fishy-looking humanoid. Likes to
throw burning oils and jump attack with a trident.
Also likes swinging trident over its head. Can turn
invisible and can paralyze PCs with gas. Often
carries scrolls. [1200 xp] (Orb, Garnet)
9. Giant Scorpion - Crawling bug that usually runs back
and forth over a predetermined area. Will stop for a
second before charging a PC. Dies with one hit (even
a body check). [100 xp] (none)
10. Ghoul - Undead. Attack can paralyze (Elf is immune
to this paralysis). Often carries scrolls and
hammers. [10 xp] (10 sp)
11. Shadow Elf - Purple-skinned humanoid. Disappears and
reappears jumping down at you, swinging a sword.
[1000 xp] (Circlet, 5 sp)
12. Giant Beetle - Flying bug that hits at chest level.
Duck to avoid them; usually they will just leave
after a while. Sometimes they will attack, even if
you crouch. Dies with one hit (even a body check).
[100 xp] (none)
13. Gargoyle - Winged stone demon. Animates to attack
PCs if nearby. Can only be harmed by magic, Magic
weapons, or silver weapons. Often carries scrolls,
silver weapons, magic rings, and gems. [2000 xp]
B. Bosses [xp value] (Items to be stolen)
1. War Machine [10k] (try it) does most of its damage
by ramming into you. Also stops to activate a flame
thrower, or launch rocks at you, or attack with
chainspears. The Chief Goblin on top of the Machine
throws Burning Oils at random. The War Machine is
powered by four Goblins who push it from behind. If
you kill these Goblins, the War Machine is stuck
(until more come to push the War Machine again).
a. If you must, use spells to keep the War Machine
in the middle of the screen so the others can
hack at it.
b. Burning Oil stops the War Machine and does
decent amounts of damage as it tries to run
forward through the fire.
c. The Thief has a two-hit slide attack. If done
continuously while the War Machine is just off
the screen, she can kill it all by herself.
This takes timing, skill, and LOTS of practice
to pull off.
2. Dark Warrior I [15k] (Bracelet, Gauntlets of Ogre
Power) gets faster the closer he comes to death. Try
to get in as many Full Combos as you can. If things
get out of hand cast a spell to knock him down. Try
to avoid the lightning he shoots at you and beware
the Wall of Lightning.
3. Man Scorpions [15k (single)] can be difficult. Combo
as much as you can and watch out when they throw
their scythes. Let them catch the blade again before
you continue. Watch out when they jump straight up.
When they come down, there will be an explosion
around them. Time your Backstep to avoid the flames
and continue. Just jump with the Dwarf; his roll may
still be hit. The Man Scorpions can grab a character
and stab them for Bite damage. They can cast Flesh
to Stone and Lightning Bolt. When you're casting
spells like Lightning Bolt, try to hit both
Scorpions. You'll do twice the damage.
4. Harpy [10k] (?) can be a real bitch when she gets
airborne. Harpy attacks on the ground with a fast
club swing (sometimes sliding forward at the same
time). She can also blow the PCs to the far side of
the screen with her wings. She does a diving attack
from the air, and can also grab a PC and drop them
for Bite damage. She sometimes fires a series of
three feathers in a downward strike.
a. The Harpy takes to the air after about two
knockdowns so you want to do most of your
damage while she's still on the ground and you
can finish with a combo.
b. Start off with daggers and arrows. These won't
knock the Harpy down but will still do damage.
If you connect with 9 arrows and 9 daggers and
follow that with a Full Combo, the Harpy should
be down somewhere around half a bar. With luck,
she'll stay on the ground and you can finish
her with another Full Combo. If she takes to
the air, jump attack or Aerial Attack and hit
her when she's down.
5. Tel'Arin [15k] (Level 2 Normal Sword) summons
Skeletons, has quick recovery, fast attacks, can cast
Lightning Bolt, Fireball, and Haste (only Tel'Arin).
a. Tel'Arin is a bitch to kill when he's fast. He
Hastes himself after about three knockdowns so
you want to beat him before then.
b. Start off with a Full Combo. Hit him while he's
down to make him stand up. Do another Full
Combo. Hit him while he's down to make him
stand up. Do another Full Combo. Throw a
Burning Oil directly on him. Hit him to make
him stand up into the flame and get knocked
down again. Repeat the Burning Oil/hit until
you run out of Oil. By now he should be pretty
dead. Hit him while he's down to make him stand
up. He should roll out and summon Skeletons.
Keep knocking him down until he runs away.
c. If he gets Hasted, a Cleric comes in handy as
Continual Light and Hold Person will both stop
Tel'Arin in his tracks.
6. Ogre Master Brothers [15k (single)/20k (both)]
(Yellow - Gauntlets of Ogre Power, Tiara; Green -
Helmet) are fairly easy to beat. They like to charge
at you so Block the rush, turn around and Full Combo
them. Block or dodge the rocks the green one throws
at you. They have a fast club attack and quick
recovery. Just be patient and you'll kill them.
Cleric can use Hold Person or Continual Light. When
casting spells like Lightning Bolt, try to hit both
Ogres. You'll do twice the damage.
7. Beholder can be tricky [25k]. It starts with a Flesh
to Stone spell that can kill the unwary. It casts
Cause Serious Wounds as a long range attack and Sleep
and Telekinesis as short range attacks. It can also
ram you and Bite you. All magics are negated by the
Beholder's central eye with the exception of Bottled
Efreet.
a. To use spells, the Beholder must be facing away
from the spell caster. It is easier if there
are two spellcasters, one on either side of the Beholder. Then there is always someone who can
cast a spell if need be.
b. If you are armed with the Storm Blade or Sword
of Flames, you can pin the Beholder against the
side of the screen. You need to hit the
Beholder to one side of the screen. On about
the third hit of the combo, the Beholder should
fly back and up against the screen. When it
lands again, it lands right into the combo and
gets juggled again. This works indefinitely but
takes practice to set up properly.
8. Green Dragon flies at head height and attacks with
fast claw attacks, a strong tail attack, and a
vicious poison gas breath weapon.
a. Cast a spell, any spell, to cancel the dragon
breath. Remember that all dragons breathe up to
a maximum of three times.
b. Hammers are good to use as they can hit
multiple times on such a large target.
c. An Egg of Wonder can truly work wonders here.
d. There is no real strategy or pattern fighting
here; Aerial Attacks are good, but remember
that most PCs are vulnerable on the way down.
Try to cover for each other. As a player comes
down from his Aerial Attack another goes up to
forestall any counterattack from the dragon.
9. Manticore [25k] (Egg of Wonder) is easy to beat if
you know his patterns. If you attack his head and
yellow sparks appear, he is about to charge at you.
Block the rush with your shield (or time your
Backstep/teleport precisely). If the Manticore hovers
in midair, he will shoot poison barbs at you from his
tail. Block with your shield or backflip to dodge. If
the Manticore flies up off the screen, he will dive
and try to crush you. You can block this with your
shield too. If you don't have a shield, you can walk
back and forth in an up/down pattern to dodge. At
every oppurtunity, just walk in and Combo.
10. Lich [50k] (?) is extremely easy to beat due to an AI
problem. The Lich can cast Lightning Bolt, Fireball,
Wall of Fire, Earthquake, Teleport and Meteor Swarm.
His cloak sometimes blocks your attack. His touch can
leave you paralyzed. His staff has a long range.
a. The Lich flies in a circular/figure 8 pattern.
It is easy to lure the Lich into a corner where
you can continually beat on it. It works best
if everyone crouches and heads to the bottom
left, leaving room for the Lich to fly into the
corner. When the Lich circles around into the
corner, simply keep hitting A to keep it
trapped. If a Fighter is double-wielding, it is
almost a sure thing the Lich will never get
out. Occasionally the Lich can Teleport out of
the corner but it is easy to lure it to back.
i. The reason everyone should duck is that
when the Lich's hit points are down to a
little over one bar, he will cast his
version of Earthquake. This does no
damage and knocks down standing PCs.
ii. Another reason you should crouch is that
crouching negates Simple Combos. Four
single hits are more powerful than four
Combo hits. Also, Simple Combos have a
bit of lag at the end that the fast
recovering Lich can use to get out of the
corner trap.
iii. The reason you should trap the Lich in a
bottom corner is that when the Lich
reaches a little over half a bar, he will
cast his version of Meteor Swarm. This
completely misses players standing at the
bottom of the screen.
b. If you are a Cleric or an Elf, this strategy
doesn't work very well. The short reach of the
Mace and Short Sword put you at a distinct
disadvantage. Try casting Haste; rush in and
slash like mad. With a Level 3 Short Sword, the
Lich can go down very fast.
c. Be careful when casting spells. The only spells
you'll have at this point that affect the Lich
are Ice Storm and Conjure Elemental. When hit
by spells, the Lich will be knocked back. This
can truly suck as the Lich paralyzes everyone
he touches, and a careless Magic-User can end
up knocking the Lich into the other PCs and
kill the entire party.
11. Displacer Beast [40k] (Skin of the Displacer Beast,
Haste potion) would be the easiest boss to kill if it
weren't for those annoying Goblins that infest this
level. The Displacer Beast casts a ghost image of
himself to confuse players. The real Beast is the one
with the shadow. It has a Bite attack and a tail-whip
attack.
a. The Displacer Beast jumps back and forth across
the screen in a simple pattern. Full Combo it
until it dies. Avoid or knock down the Goblins
so they can't interfere when you Combo.
b. If you hurt the Displacer Beast enough, it will
drop a Skin. It can be made into a Displacer
Cloak which grants immunity to missile attacks.
12. Deathwing the Black Dragon is functionally the same
as the Green Dragon mentioned earlier. His breath
attack is a flow of acid, not poison gas. Otherwise
they are the same.
a. Strategies are the same as for the green one.
b. Got that Egg of Wonder? :)
c. If you hurt Deathwing enough, he will drop a
Scale of Dragon that can be made into a Dragon
Shield or a Displacer Cloak.
13. Chimera [55k] (Staff of Snakes) is the first victim
in the LBO Campaign. The Chimera acts much like the
Manticore. When the Chimera hovers in midair, it
breathes fire from its dragon head.
a. Knock down the Chimera, preferably with a Full
Combo. While the Chimera is down, throw all of
your Large Burning Oils onto him. Try to space
it so all the explosions are on the body. If
all the players do this, the Chimera doesn't
stand a chance.
b. If the Chimera survives somehow, just try to
Combo or just Aerial Attack it down. If it
breathes fire, cast any spell to negate it.
14. Red Dragon [700k] has a sweeping claw attack, a bite,
an advancing Wall of Fire (column-type), an exploding
Fireball attack, drops rocks from the ceiling and to
top it off, his dragon breath kills instantly.
a. Full combos may be a bad idea. If the Dragon
decides to bite and you're in the air from an
Aerial Attack, you're pretty helpless as he
decides to munch on you. On the other hand,
being in the air does let you dodge his claws
and the Fireball he casts.
b. To dodge the rocks he drops from the ceiling,
move all the way to the top of the screen. The
rocks will miss you there.
c. To dodge the exploding columns of fire, slide
to the opposite side of the screen. Thief and
Mage can continuously Backstep. Fighter, Thief,
Elf and Dwarf can try continuous Suicide
Attacks. Alternatively, you could cast a long
spell like Ice Storm or Conjure Elemental.
d. Walk up or down to avoid the sweeping claw.
Sliding repeatedly usually works to dodge that
nasty bite attack.
e. Dragon breath kills you instantly. I've been
messing around with the Dragon Shield but I
have yet to see it block Red Dragon breath. Oh
well. Just remember that there are three types
of Red Dragon breath and you need to act
differently for each.
i. Far breath - the Dragon leaves you alone
for a while and his head reappears in the
far background and his fiery breath fills
the entire screen. The only way to live
is to be standing behind one of the rock
formations on either side of the stage.
Be warned that these formations are NOT
in the corner so running all the way to
one side will get you killed.
ii. Side breath - the Dragon leaves you alone
for a while and his head reappears from
the side of the screen and his breath
covers nearly 4/5 the screen. The only
way to live is to be standing just under
his head, all the way to the side. Before
he breathes, there will be a vacuum to
one side of the screen as the dragon
inhales. Run WITH the pull to survive.
iii. Near breath - the Dragon doesn't leave.
He simply starts to inhale, the vacuum
pulling all characters towards the
center. Run AWAY from the vacuum. As in
double push Forward on the joystick AWAY
from the Dragon. Sliding continuously
also works, and a very well-timed jump
can save you too.
iv. You know when this Dragon is going to
breathe when your U button stops working.
v. This is a cheap tactic that works very
well. While the Dragon is breathing, have
the Cleric Turn Undead. After the Turn
takes effect, all characters can use the
U button again. Area-effect spells like
Ice Storm and Conjure Elemental will
damage the Dragon, and you can even kill
him while he is still breathing fire. Try
not to use Cloudkill as you'll likely
jump straight into the Dragon breath
after the spell is cast.
f. Large Burning Oils can work very well if you
can get multiple explosions to hit the head.
Many LBOs in succession can even "freeze" the
Dragon's head in place, allowing for other
players to combo.
g. Hammers can work extremely well as you can get
multiple hits on the Dragon from a single
throw. Stand just by the head and throw. This
also "freezes" the Dragon's head in place,
allowing other players to combo.
h. The Wand of Lightning works well as the Dragon
is "frozen" in place, allowing other players to
combo. If the Magic-User also has a Rod of
Lightning, the Wand will do extra damage.
i. If you hurt the Red Dragon enough, it will
drop a Horn of the Dragon. It can be made into
a Staff of Magic Attack (Magic-User), a Staff
of Snakes (Cleric), or the Dragon Slayer sword
(all other classes). The Dragon Slayer works
extremely well against Synn (but oddly not that
well on the Black Dragon).
15. Flame Salamander is immune to Fire spells, fights
with a large trident with a huge range, attacks with
its flaming tail, summons a set of aerial Fireballs,
and can shoot off a bounding fire wall on either
side of himself.
a. The easiest way to defeat it is to use a magic
Elemental Sword (Frost, Storm Blade). After
knocking down the beast, simply attack it on
the ground. If at one side of the screen, the
third or fourth hit will juggle the Salamander
up and back down. This can be repeated
indefinitely.
b. Another way to beat the Salamander is to use
the Wand of Frost. It does nowhere near the
same damage as the Sword, but the juggling
effect is similar, keeping the Salamander
helpless. The Wand of Lightning juggles the
Salamander so well, it launches the beast up
and off the screen. If this happens, continued
juggles will keep it off the screen BUT the
salamander won't take damage while offscreen.
Let the Salamander fall back onscreen before
continuing.
c. There are Hellhounds protecting the Salamander
so the other players should keep these guys
busy while the juggle continues.
16. Frost Salamander [70k] is similar to its fiery
counterpart, but is immune to Ice and Cold spells. It
fights with a large trident with a huge range,
attacks with its icy tail, and can summon a ring of
icicles to fall and strike nearby players.
a. The easiest way to defeat it is to use a magic
Elemental Sword (Flame, Storm Blade). After
knocking down the beast, simply attack it on
the ground. If at one side of the screen, the
third or fourth hit will juggle the Salamander
up and back down. This can be repeated
indefinitely.
b. Another way to beat the Salamander is to use
the Wand of Lightning. This Wand juggles the
Salamander so well, it launches the beast up
and off the screen. If this happens, continued
juggles will keep it off the screen BUT the
salamander won't take damage while offscreen.
Let the Salamander fall back onscreen before
continuing.
c. There are Gargoyles protecting the Salamander.
Remember that only magic or magical/silver
weapons will harm them. Casting long spells can
interrupt the juggle combo so use magic with
care.
d. If a PC is armed with the Sword of Legends,
that PC should NOT be on juggle duty (unless
there is no one else). That PC should run
around killing Gargoyles. Mages/Clerics/Elves
can really stock up on spells here.
17. Tel'Arin and Tel'Erond [50k (single)/] (Tel'Arin -
Level 3 Normal Sword) fight exactly the same way as
Tel'Arin did before, but with a penchant for casting
Haste earlier in the fight. The easiest way to kill
these Elves is to use Large Burning Oils on them
after they are knocked down.
a. If you kill Tel'Arin and leave Tel'Erond alive,
Tel'Erond will be free from the spell he's
under and will defeat Nagpa for you later.
b. If you want to fight Nagpa, kill Tel'Erond.
c. Tel'Arin is the purple-skinned Elf, Tel'Erond
is the red-skinned Elf.
18. Tel'Arin [50k] (Normal Sword) fights exactly the same
way he did before, but casts Haste earlier in the
fight. The easiest way to kill him is to use Large
Burning Oils on him after he is knocked down.
19. Ezerhorden [80k] is a bit tricky. He fires a ghostly
fist as a projectile weapon but his main attack is
his Bite. Unlike all other monsters, Ezerhorden does
not let go of its target if struck by a physical
attack. It lets go of the target if struck by spells.
a. If Ezerhorden is biting someone, any physical
attacks will damage the player being bitten.
b. Ezerhorden's bite has a chance of draining
spells from players (Cleric, Magic-User, Elf).
c. Silver Weapon Items will hit Ezerhorden for
extra damage. Normal, non-melee Weapon Items
have no effect. Burning Arrows have no effect.
d. Ezerhorden is extremely vulnerable to Lightning
attacks, especially when moving about with its
mouth open to bite.
20. Dark Warrior 2 [90k] has a gas projectile attack,
summons columns of fire to erupt under players, casts
a protective Wall of Fire (columns) around himself,
Teleports like mad, can Haste himself, and wields
the biggest sword this side of Berserk.
a. The easiest way to kill him is to knock him
down and then throw Large Burning Oils on him.
b. Failing that, Hammers can strike him multiple
times for big damage.
c. Try to finish him off while some PC has some
sort of magic spell in their Item Use window.
This will help against the next boss.
21. Nagpa [10k] attacks with a Wand of Lightning Bolt but
leaves most of the fighting to his companion Black
Dragon and Manticore. Nagpa teleports at will, but
appears at certain "hot spots" in the room so you can
learn to predict where he will appear.
a. When you first enter, the Black Dragon will
usually start with its acid breath attack. Cast
any spell to negate it.
b. The Black Dragon and Manticore can be slain,
just as before. Steal an Egg of Wonder from the
Manticore and use it on the Black Dragon :D
c. If you let Tel'Erond live, he appears in a
cinema scene here and slays Nagpa and his pets
with ease. The intro with Synn also changes.
22. Synn [500k] attacks in the same manner as the Red
Dragon, but the rocks she drops from the ceiling are
flaming meteors. These can NOT be dodged by moving to
the top of the screen.
a. To dodge the flaming meteors, cast a long spell
like Ice Storm. Most characters can also try
using their Suicide Attack. It makes you
invulnerable and if you don't hit Synn with it,
you lose no life. Mistiming the Suicide Attack
can hurt though, as those meteors tend to drop
on you just as you come out of your invincible
frames of animation. You can also run from one
side of the level to the other. The boulders
usually miss.
b. Almost all area-effect spells will not affect
Synn if she is off the screen. Cloudkill is the
only exception to this rule. Cloudkill will hit
no matter where she is.
c. Ground-effect spells like Earthquake and the
Elf's Conjure Elemental (Earth) have no effect.
d. Meteor Swarm will only affect Synn if her head
is near the bottom of the screen.
e. All strategies for the first Red Dragon apply
to Synn as well.
f. Dragon Slayer works very well.
g. Final Strike is a great way to end the game.
h. Kick Attack is a better way to end the game ^_^
i. Weird Stuff we've killed Synn with: Dagger,
Arrow, Kick Attack (i was first!), Insect
Plague (Ryan you da man with that bald cleric),
Conjure Elemental - Wind (Luis the Master).
IV. Level Walkthrough
A. Descent from the Broken Lands
1. This is the very first part of the game, designed to
let you get a feel for the game's controls etc. The
only enemies are Goblins (which are fairly easy to
predict in terms of attack and defense).
2. Three or four wagons will rush by, carrying kidnapped
townsfolk away. To rescue them, kill the Goblins
pulling the carts and then break the wagon. Step near
the tied-up people and press A to free them.
3. After a while, one of the townsfolk will run up to
you and thank you for freeing them. At this point,
you will get to name your character. See Part I
Section D.
B. The Village of Trintan
1. There is a bag of gold worth 500 sp directly down
from the bridge where you start. There is a secret
room at the top of the screen between the roofs of
two houses.
a. The room contains two wooden chests that
contain weapons for most classes.
b. The room contains two metal chests that require
keys to open. The metal chest on the far right
contains at least Boots of Speed and a Ring of
Protection. The other metal chest contains 1 sp
and is trapped. If a Thief opens this chest,
there will be an extra bag of silver. There is
also a small chance for a third bag of silver
as well.
c. Skeletons and Axe Gnolls defend this room.
2. Goblins populate this level and guard a chest that
contains a Bottled Efreet and a Super Healing Potion.
Also in this chest is either a Key, Magic Missile
Ring, Cure Serious Wounds Ring, or a Fireball Ring.
3. Owlbears attack you about midway through the level.
If defeated, they sometimes leave a Short Sword. This
is one of the few chances for a Fighter to pick up
this weapon.
4. Bow Gnolls appear to shoot a few arrows at you and
then run away.
5. The War Machine (III.B.1.) is the level boss.
C. To Ride A Juggernaut!
1. Goblins appear all throughout this level. There are
multiple keys and a few Lightning Bolt Rings lying
around.
2. This is one of the few places in the game where Bow
Gnolls actually stay on the screen to fight (and
where they take more than one hit to kill).
3. Axe Gnolls will drop in to fight you.
4. Hellhounds appear near the end of the Juggernaut.
5. Dark Warrior I (III.B.2.) is the level boss.
D. Battle On the Vesuvia
1. The party will move through this level on a raft. The
raft can be controlled by EVERY party member so
teamwork is the key here.
2. There are bags of silver and gold along the top and
the bottom channels of the River.
3. If the raft intersects with a monster, the scene
shifts to a battle on the raft. Possible encounters
include Axe Gnolls, Kobolds, Bow Gnolls and Owlbears,
and Troglodytes.
a. Fighting Troglodytes can be well worth it as
they usually carry scrolls of magic.
4. If you take too long to reach the checkpoints, a
Black Dragon appears to harass you and breathe acid
on you. You cannot fight the dragon. You can usually
avoid the acid by moving to the front of the raft.
5. Finishing the river portions quickly earns you bonus
experience.
6. After the river portion, the party disembarks onto
some stretch of Scorpion-infested land. There are a
total of four chests here. If you take too long to
advance to the right, various traps will spring
(Deadfall, spears thrown from offscreen).
7. Man Scorpions (III.B.3.) are the level bosses.
The Skies Over Aengmore
The Riddle of Aensun
The Forest of Despair
The Forest Bridge
Battle of Strong Oak
The Grove of Destruction
Labyrinth
Rescue at the Gnome Village
The Cave of Rafael, The Immortal
Hidden Treasures
Land of Fire
Frozen World
Underground Passageway
Battle Royal
Arena Revisited
Inner Heart, Dark Heart
V. Miscellaneous
A. The Glitch is a way for certain characters to become nigh-
invulnerable. The only way for these characters to take
damage is by a creature's Bite attack. They can also die
to Petrification and Red Dragon breath.
1. An added benefit to the glitch is the temporary use
of unlimited magic missiles or fireballs.
2. Another benefit to the glitch is 6 digits of sp.
3. There is also a way to temporariliy add Invisibility,
Haste, Bless, and/or Protected Image.
4. The Glitch only works for Jarred, Moriah and Hendel.
5. During certain times, if a Glitched player presses
the S key, the game will crash.
6. If the Glitch is done improperly, a Glitched player
picking up a Special will also crash the game.
7. Sometimes the game will crash even if the Glitch is
done correctly.
8. A variation on the Glitch gives you Staffs of Snakes.
9. Version 2 of the game fixes the Glitch anyway.
B. Highlander mode is a way for Moriah, Shannon, Syous and
D'Raven to be "immortal". Damage is taken as normal, but
the character cannot die; they will stay at one hit point.
The only way for these characters to die is to take that
final damage from a Bite attack, or by Petrification, or
Red Dragon breath.
1. There are no known drawbacks to this bug.
2. For the Thief, she must wear a Mage's Hat.
3. For the Magic-User, he must wear a Hood.
4. It is unknown if Version 2 fixes this bug.
C. The Owl Bear Trick is a way to summon many Owl Bears from
a single Egg of Wonder. As a player throws the Egg, have
another player cast a person-effect spell on him (eg
Striking, Invisibility, Cure Serious Wounds). If done
correctly, the Egg of Wonder will still be in the first
player's inventory and can be thrown again. It is unknown
if Version 2 fixes this bug.
D. To uncurse the Cursed Sword 1, the player wielding it must
swing the Sword approximately 30 times or more. The curse
will be lifted and the Sword of Legend appears.
1. One way to negate the damage from the curse is to
cast a person-effect spell on the player just as he
reels back from the curse. The spell will take
effect and the curse damage will not register.
2. Another way to negate the damage from the curse is
for the player to jump and swing the Cursed Sword
just before landing. The landing animation takes
precedence over the curse hit animation and can
negate the damage. The swing still registers towards
breaking the curse. This takes timing and practice
to do effectively. This timing is different for each
of the classes (Fighter, Thief, Dwarf, Elf).
E. To uncurse the Cursed Sword 2, have a Cleric attempt to
pick up the sword eight times. The Curse will be lifted
and the Holy Avenger appears.
F. If you join in the game (after the initial character select
screen) you begin with 200 sp instead of 50 sp.
G. If you continue, you get +1 xp ^_^
Credits
Bradley Jayakody (s337186@student.uq.edu.au) the original FAQ guy
Ruiner (ruiner@ucla.edu) for the specifics about Names
Luis DelaFuente the other addict at the Underground
King Bond Lee the local Elf master
Jyh-I Lu for getting me back into the game after lo so many months
The staff at the Underground Arcade at UC Berkeley
TSR for making Dungeons and Dragons in the first place
Capcom for making yet another wonderful Final Fight type game
v0.1 First Draft Completed August 17th 1997
v0.2 Revised August 30th 1997
v0.3 Revised September 24th 1997
v0.4 Revised September 30th 1997
v0.5 Revised December 13th 1997
v0.6 Revised July 15, 1999 (wow. I haven't touched this thing in ages. Well, I
guess I should start working on it again, since the Sega Saturn version is
coming out. hopefully they haven't changed too much and this FAQ will still be
useful)
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